Oh, the sad life of the underappreciated watch-whers, the minor-league cousins of the mighty dragons of Pern. Still, they have their story, too, and like dragons, they can travel between places. The story also includes minor time travel, although the lowly watch-whers have to leave that to the big lizards in this tale.
“Watch-whers don’t go between,” Nuella declared.

“Yes, they do, I saw Dask do it,” Kindan corrected.

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  1. Dragon’s Kin by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey (Del Rey, December 2003).
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Anne McCaffrey